Author: Dennis Nyuk Fung Lim
ABSTRACT
A 66 year old Caucasian female presented with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) following a prodrome of diarrhoea. During the course of her illness, she developed acute heart failure secondary to myocardial ischaemia. Cardiovascular complications associated with HUS involving children have been reported in the literature. The mortality of adult patients with acute heart failure is significantly higher even with the initiation of therapeutic plasma exchange.
Keywords: Haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Cardiovascular complication.
Citation: IeJSME 2007: 1 (2): 80-82
